Project Manager - Water​/Wastewater

Brown and Caldwell has a unique development opportunity for a
mid-level professional engineer/project manager
with a desire to apply and develop their project management, leadership, and business development skills. This full-time position will contribute to project delivery and client service teams in winning and executing innovative planning, evaluation, design, permitting and construction support services for a variety of advanced treatment plants, biosolids, pumping stations, pipeline, and integrated water resources projects for municipal clients in the areas of water and wastewater.

This person must have a New York PE license and work well with BC New York leaders to advance our growth strategy while providing project oversight and engineering mentorship in our Syracuse office. This office is fast-growing and will provide for excellent career path advancement opportunities.

We are seeking a professional engineer with experience managing and executing work involving projects for the municipal water and wastewater industry. In this role, you will utilize your consulting experience to develop, manage and execute work on projects and to help nurture and grow successful client relationships. You will also work closely with and be mentored by strong technical and business development experts along with other leaders in the New York offices and the East Region to deliver the BC Experience to our Clients.

The successful candidate will have a strong technical background with a history of efficient project delivery with progressively increasing responsibility for design and planning projects. The ideal candidate will have experience leading meetings and/or presenting to Clients and excels at communicating technical information and project delivery requirements to both internal and external team members. Other responsibilities will include:

• Manage the contracts of contractors, engineering consultants, and construction management professionals
• Report project status to the client’s senior leadership
• Manage and execute work and provide specialized consultation on planning/design of municipal wastewater, reclaimed water, and water utilities including advanced treatment plants, biosolids to energy, and infrastructure (pipelines and pumping)
• Develop scope, schedule, and budget for new projects
• Contribute to marketing team in developing proposals and presentations including project understanding and approaches
• Help facilitate related decision making and solve complex problems
• Lead project teams in planning and/or designing major engineering projects and special planning, economic, modeling, and engineering studies
• Prepare and make presentations to clients for meetings/workshops/interviews
• Successfully manage and deliver projects on time and on budget
• Utilize internal project management tools and resources
• Participate in improving company resources and tools to improve design production and efficiency
• Direct the work of CADD, designers, engineers, and coordinate with other disciplines to deliver specifications, detailed design drawings, reports, planning and engineering services during construction
• Participate in technical and quality control review of study, planning, and design documents
• Collaborate with client services teams to identify, mine, and win new project/contract opportunities
• Assist the local leader with growth related strategies and planning

• B.S. degree in related engineering field (Civil, Environmental, etc.)
• M.S. degree in related engineering field with a focus on water, wastewater, and reclaimed water preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of experience preferred in municipal water and wastewater engineering and consulting with progressively increasing responsibility
• Design and construction experience is required
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in the state of New York or ability to get one via reciprocity within 6 months.
• Strong project management and leadership skills
• Successful marketing, proposal writing, proposal management, and public presentations experience a plus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to conduct effective…